US Secretary of State John Kerry extolled the possibilities for peace in the Middle East at a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem Monday, as he insisted that whilst he has “no illusions about difficulties... you have to believe in the possibilities to be able to get there.”

Tributes poured in from Britain’s Jewish community Monday after the country’s first female Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, died aged 87.

Humanitarian centers resume operations that aid 800,000 Palestinians after closure due to violent response to cutbacks.

US President calls on nation to face anti-Semitism in light of Holocaust Remembrance Day, recent visit to Israel.

The first flight from Cairo to Tehran took off last month; pressure of Sunni protesters led to cancellation of flights.

US has strongly opposed Abbas's attempts to join forces with Hamas, but senior adviser to PA president says resistance has faded; Abbas set to meet with Mashaal amid reports that Fayyad planning to resign.

US secretary of state meets Peres in J'lem, says talks with Tehran won't prevent necessary steps to prevent Iranian nuclear weapon.

Turks wounded in IDF raid of 'Mavi Marmara' say Israel's apology not enough and they will continue legal action against soldiers.

Iran and six world powers (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States), who met in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan, failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to address the international community's fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons.

Israel started Sunday night a 24-hour commemoration of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a state ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.